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Officer shot dead in northern Quebec, standoff continues
One police officer is dead and another seriously injured after a shooting in Kuujjuaq, a town in northern Quebec, on Saturday night.
Kativik Regional Police Force officers were responding to a domestic dispute at a home in Kuujjuaq around 9:30 p.m. ET.
When the officers arrived at the scene and got out of their vehicles, a suspect inside the home started shooting at them, according to Quebec provincial police Sgt. Ronald McInnis.
Two of the Kativik officers were shot. They were both taken to hospital, where one of them died.
The identities of the officers are not yet being released.
Suspect still inside home
Kuujjuaq is a small community in northern Quebec, policed by the Kativik Regional Police Force. (CBC)
During the shooting, a woman managed to run out of the house to safety, McInnis said. She was uninjured.
As of Sunday morning, at least one person remained barricaded inside the house. Police have set up a perimeter, and Sûreté du Québec officers from Montreal are flying to the town to provide assistance.
Police haven't been able to make contact with the suspect since late Saturday night.
The SQ is handling the investigation.
RIP to the fallen Officer and condolences to the family.
Officer shot dead in northern Quebec, standoff continues
One police officer is dead and another seriously injured after a shooting in Kuujjuaq, a town in northern Quebec, on Saturday night.
Kativik Regional Police Force officers were responding to a domestic dispute at a home in Kuujjuaq around 9:30 p.m. ET.
When the officers arrived at the scene and got out of their vehicles, a suspect inside the home started shooting at them, according to Quebec provincial police Sgt. Ronald McInnis.
Two of the Kativik officers were shot. They were both taken to hospital, where one of them died.
The identities of the officers are not yet being released.
Suspect still inside home
Kuujjuaq is a small community in northern Quebec, policed by the Kativik Regional Police Force. (CBC)
During the shooting, a woman managed to run out of the house to safety, McInnis said. She was uninjured.
As of Sunday morning, at least one person remained barricaded inside the house. Police have set up a perimeter, and Sûreté du Québec officers from Montreal are flying to the town to provide assistance.
Police haven't been able to make contact with the suspect since late Saturday night.
The SQ is handling the investigation.